Driver cited in Shamokin crash

SHAMOKIN - A Womelsdorf woman has been cited in connection with a two-vehicle accident along Route 61 that seriously injured a Coal Township man.

Tracey Delp, 26, was cited Thursday morning by Patrolman Nathan Rhodes for careless driving, driving at an unsafe speed and failure to drive in a single lane relating to the 8:30 p.m. March 21 crash near Pool World.

Carl Yucha, 76, of 1517 South St., a passenger in a Honda Accord operated by Donna Yucha, 51, of the same address, suffered serious injuries and was transported by AREA Services to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, where he remained in critical condition before being transferred to Geisinger Health South.

A family member said Carl Yucha remains incapacitated at the rehabilitation center. His condition was not made available by Geisinger.

Donna Yucha also was injured and transported by AREA Services Ambulance to Geisinger, where she was admitted before later being discharged.

Delp, who was driving a Subaru Legacy, refused medical treatment at the scene. Her passenger, Scott Oswald, 33, of Shamokin, was transported by ambulance to a local hospital, police said.

Shamokin police said Delp was traveling north on Route 61 at a high rate of speed when her vehicle crossed the center line and collided with Yucha's Accord.

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